TEHRAN – The European Commission is committed to continuing the sectorial cooperation between the EU and Iran, be it on environment, climate action or on energy, the EC said in a statement. The withdrawal of the United States in May from the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), might have significant impact on the […]

TEHRAN – Richard Anderson Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University “Under present circumstances, the first contribution that can be made by the EU (and others) is to stand behind the agreement in a manner that demonstrates diplomatic resolve and political independence.” Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says “Obviously, this […]

To support entrepreneurial activity in the sphere of tourism, open credit lines of the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan are envisaged in order to allocate credit funds to business entities of the tourist industry for co-financing investment projects for the construction of hotels, adjacent road, engineering and communication infrastructures. This follows from the […]

TEHRAN – All signed accords, including the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, has to be adhered to, French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Friday. “I want us to respect each other, so that there won’t be any kind of interference,” Macron insisted, Tass reported. “If we sign an agreement, […]

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the U.S. exit from the 2015 nuclear deal could trigger dangerous instability. “We can’t sort things out with North Korea. Do we want another problem on the same scale?” Putin asked at a business forum, Fox News reported. The Russian leader said the U.S. withdrawal […]

Doğu Perinçek, the candidate in the upcoming presidential election of Turkey, told Mehr News in an interview that he sees no barrier in expanding ties between Turkey and Syria, to the point that he would invite Pres. Assad to Ankara should he become the next Turkish president. Doğu Perinçek, the Chairman of the nationalist Patriotic […]

Germany needs to step up efforts to increase its defense budget to come closer to the spending target stipulated by NATO, EU budget commissioner Guenther Oettinger said in an interview with the Funke media group. “If Germany wants to be credible in NATO its government must get much closer to the 2-percent target by the […]

Ever since America’s withdrawal from the JCPOA, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been busy negotiating with his European counterparts over the Iran deal, trying to make them heel to the US move and even threatening European business that trade with Iran with economic sanctions. Intense negotiations between the US and Europe over the Iran nuclear deal […]

TEHRAN – The paradoxical Macron game against a nuclear deal with Iran has reduced the credibility of Paris and its role in the international system. Today, few speak of France as an independent player in the world, since after the end of the presidency, Jacques Chirac, all three current French presidents have become one of […]

The Palestinian Health Ministry in a report on Friday said 120 people have been killed and hundreds have been injured since March 30 Felestin Al-Youm (Palestine Today) quoted the Palestinian Health Ministry that some 120 Palestinians were killed and thousands more injured during the six-week “March of Return” protests that first began on March 30 […]